COL Christopher Morrell

COL Morrell serves as the director of the Cyber Science Academic Program and as an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. COL Morrell was commissioned as a Signal Officer from the United States Military Academy in 2000, and has since served as an Information Systems Management Officer, and now as an Academy Professor. Prior to his role as program director, COL Morrell served as USMA’s first Chief Technology Officer and Director of IT Operations from 2018-2021. His previous assignments include Battalion Signal Officer, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, Fort Richardson, AK; Node Center Platoon Leader, 21st Signal Company, 172nd Arctic Infantry Brigade (Separate), Fort Richardson, AK; Signal Detachment Commander, 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, WA; Battalion Signal Officer, 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, WA; Chief of Enterprise Engineering, 335th Signal Command (Theater), Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. While assigned to the 1st Special Forces Group, COL Morrell served a rotation supporting Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan under the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Afghanistan. COL Morrell is a graduate of the Command and General staff College, Combined Arms and Service staff School, Signal Captain's Career Course and Basic Course, Jumpmaster School, and Airborne School. COL Morrell holds a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from USMA (2000), a Master's Degree in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2008), and a PhD in Computer Engineering from Virginia Tech (2016). He has also earned certifications as a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), and as a Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP). His academic interests include network security and optimization, network management, mobile device software development, and enterprise information technology.